RI, MA EHS Pest Control Blog

Dogs may be man’s best friend, but for bedbugs, they are the worst enemy. K9 Bedbug Detection Dogs are by far the most useful tool in bedbug management.

Bedbug-sniffing beagles track down the bedbugs, which have rebounded in population throughout the U.S. in recent years.

Bed bugs are a huge problem that is really at epidemic proportions in many areas.

That’s why dogs are best used to address the bed bug problem in schools, hotels, homes, municipal offices, and other various businesses.

The dogs are trained to detect bedbugs in the smallest places where most exterminators wouldn’t think to check, including screw holes and door tracks. They’re very good at what they do.

The bedbug sniffing dogs are coached by trainers, and are certified every year to detect bedbug pheromones. There are also certified handlers for pest management dogs.

Although they are certified to detect bedbugs, the dogs can often be handy at sensing other pests and rodents.

Bed bug sniffing dogs work with many business owners to protect themselves before infestations occur. The dogs can be regularly brought through businesses so that managers and homeowners can take preventative measures to deter bugs.

Bedbugs can be especially problematic for hotel owners. Dogs help to cover all the areas in a hotel where bedbugs can hide.

Dogs are able to do things significantly better than humans on a bed bug inspection and have proven over and over that they effectively help eliminate bedbug infestations.

One of the biggest advantages of using dogs for bedbug detection is that they reduce the number of units needing treatment by pin-pointing locations, so they significantly reduce treatment expense.